This 1985 Academy-Award winner for best picture is based on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In my opinion it definitely deserved that award. It really hits you from so many perspectives. The first being the dark perspective, Salieri. ... torture; the torture of Salieri's deterioration. I"m sure parts of this movie are dramatized but it really engulfs you as a viewer. It was obvious to have Mozart's music playing throughout the movie, and I believe that is the main reason the movie was so captivating. The movie starts with Salieri in an insane asylum ... was brilliant, and as I said earl...

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... to be adopted, explored, and adapted in many cultures from the past and some of its most-recognized names among the composers are Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Composers like Bach's work might be referred to as "classical music"" since his music in the Baroque style. Form is a very important to any classical composer particularly on the ... of dissonance by Baroque composers) were used to form longer curved structures of tension and release and imitated chords from the minor key or modulated to the tonic minor. (Mozart and Schubert were typic...

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... of how loud or how soft (hence the name forte, Italian for loud, and piano, Italian for soft) the musician wanted. The three most important Classical composers were Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven. A Classical era composer's work output was dictated by their aristocratic employer. The system of patronage resulted in composers being restricted and limited as to how they ... ...

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